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new pool have test results help please

Hi,pool full here are my test results.
fc .5
cc 0
tc .5
ph 7.4
ta 280
ch 240
cya 0 filled tfp 100 test tube till top and still seen black dot so below 20
installer added 4 gallons of shock and after I put in sock with about 1 pound of stabilizer in it that was yesterday while pool was filling. test results are from tonight after pool was full and filter running all day.what should I add tonight. also am going to do the bbb method and and borates have all the stuff to do it.do I wait til everything else is right first before borates added. Thanks

Re: new pool have test results help please

Hi and welcome

Your TA is very high. What you will find is over time, your PH is going to creep up. You absolutely want to postpone a Borates addition until the TA is brought down into range. You can do this slowly, the lazy way, or rig up an aerator and speed the process up. That is a personal decision. So is borates. Not everyone has them - I don't. So everytime the PH hits 7.8, you lower it with muratic acid down to 7.2. Eventually the TA will lower down into range, because the acid lowers TA as well.

Now, you don't have enough CYA added. On your pool - it's going to take at least 4 more lbs to get you into range. You don't need to do the sock method when you have new fresh fill - just add it directly to the skimmer and let it dissolve in your filter. run the filter for 24-48 hours while its dissolving - then wait 5-7 days before you test again.

Re: new pool have test results help please

If it's a fresh fill, you won't see any CYA for about a week after you added it, so just assume it's there and don't bother testing for it for a week. Save your test reagents.

Pool Calculator says you'll need about 4 lbs of CYA to get up to 30, which is the minimum you should have. So that one pound you added isn't enough.

This article explains it all. Don't let the titrle throw you, it's the same sequence.

16K freeform gunite with spa; Pentair 4000 DE filter; Century Whisperflow 1 HP; Pentair Minimax heater.Troublefree does not mean Maintenancefree. It's like brushing your teeth: You can spend a couple minutes a day and pennies a week or go to the dentist once a year and spend several thousand dollars.A pool is like a pet - you have to feed it every day, even the days you don't want to play with it!

Re: new pool have test results help please

Check the label on that granulated shock. If it's Calcium Hypochlorite, don't use it. It adds Calcium; your CH is okay.

16K freeform gunite with spa; Pentair 4000 DE filter; Century Whisperflow 1 HP; Pentair Minimax heater.Troublefree does not mean Maintenancefree. It's like brushing your teeth: You can spend a couple minutes a day and pennies a week or go to the dentist once a year and spend several thousand dollars.A pool is like a pet - you have to feed it every day, even the days you don't want to play with it!

Re: new pool have test results help please

16K freeform gunite with spa; Pentair 4000 DE filter; Century Whisperflow 1 HP; Pentair Minimax heater.Troublefree does not mean Maintenancefree. It's like brushing your teeth: You can spend a couple minutes a day and pennies a week or go to the dentist once a year and spend several thousand dollars.A pool is like a pet - you have to feed it every day, even the days you don't want to play with it!